Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	peter_n	3,355	5	7.7184	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25226	The creed of Pope Pius the IV, or, A prospect of popery taken from that authentick record with short notes.	Altham, Michael, 1633-1705.	1687 (1687)	Wing A2932; ESTC R18033	8,868	13

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